PADUCAH – On Tuesday, a Calloway County woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally transporting a stolen firearm.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division made the announcement.
According to court documents, Denise Collins, 35, illegally transported and received a firearm stolen outside of the state of Kentucky on April 25, 2022. The firearm, a 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol, was a stolen firearm that Collins transported from Tennessee to Kentucky, aided and abetted by Gary Rowland. Rowland used the firearm to shoot and kill Calloway County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jody Cash on May 16, 2022.
Collins was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
The ATF investigated the case, with assistance from Kentucky State Police, Murray Police Department, McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, and Paris, Tennessee Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Porter prosecuted the case.
